Chapter 187: Capturing the Winged Snake

Of course, the long spear was just a modification of the weapon everyone normally uses, and as for the whip, my Beast Husband is a Snake Beastman, you all know that, right?

Yun Li's remark instantly made Lai glance at Mu Qing, who was slicing meat for Yun Li, and the two old Snake Beastmen exchanged a look, though it's unclear what they were thinking.

The old Snake Beastman on the left quickly cleared his throat and asked, "What about the Young Master's war hammer?"

During hunting, some agitated males would take stones and smash the heads of ferocious beasts.

Yun Li didn't even blink before offering a reason, "Also, what I first wanted to make was a trendy hammer—just wood attached to a vine rope, so when used it can be hurled out, and it's easy to pull back."

But A Qing told me that if it's tied with a vine rope and it breaks midway, someone could get hurt.

Lai truly believes those new weapons are just Yun Li's wild ideas, because if you seriously consider how to make weapons, these are things craftsmen must take into account.

After that, the two old Snake Beastmen delved into discussions with Yun Li about the making of hidden weapons, the differences between soft whips and hard whips, and other issues; after all, Yun Li could answer some questions, but for more detailed matters, she hadn't specifically studied ancient cold weapons, so she could only be vague.

In fact, the two experienced old Snake Beastmen, after Yun Li's comment about looking more at the parts of ferocious beasts and their functions, found that when they asked about those details, their own thinking gave Yun Li and Mu Qing a lot of inspiration.

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A morning passed quickly; when Lai and the others finally left, Yun Li only then massaged the two people's sore temples and let out a long sigh.

Ah—finally they're gone; they talked so much I almost grew a brain again.

Mu Qing couldn't help but curl his mouth at her words, but thinking that she still had to go out in the afternoon, he still advised, "You didn't rest much this morning, so don't go hunting in the afternoon."

Seeing Yun Li hesitate, Leng Xiu walked over and said, "Occasionally being a bit lazy won't affect your cultivation."

"Alright."

Both Beast Husbands had advised her; after also thinking that she had gone out with Ji Xuan once and got many more ideas, Yun Li felt it was fine not to go this afternoon, and she would organize yesterday's ideas and implement them when the chance arises.

On the other side, Mu Qing and Leng Xiu exchanged a glance, each seeing relaxation in the other's eyes.

When their own female works too hard, these males also get a headache.

They can't stop their female from doing what she wants; when she has worries, they, as her Beast Husbands, can't just stand by, though they do feel a bit of pain seeing her work so hard over these trivial matters.

But the two had no idea that after just persuading her to stay, Yun Li found something else to occupy herself.

"A Li, what are you doing now?"

Yun Li squatted on that stone slab that could be written on or drawn upon, without raising her head, and said, "Just idling at home, I'm organizing the things we need to do later."

But before she could write a few characters, Mu Qing and Leng Xiu surrounded her from left and right, and said, "Did we do something wrong? Does A Li now feel nothing when she sees us?"

Yun Li's brows twitched twice, "No way!"

She felt she hadn't recently neglected them, except that she disliked the heat at night and had rarely exercised with them.

"So why have you not allowed us near you these past few days, A Li? Is it because we don't have A Xiao to please you?"

Leng Xiu said that while already reaching out to grasp his female's chin, forcing her to face him.

Yun Li was caught off guard by a deep kiss; her feet suddenly left the ground, and this suspension made her instinctively clutch Leng Xiu's collar.

"The door, the door isn't closed!"

She barely managed to pull away from the deep kiss with Leng Xiu, hadn't even caught her breath, when Mu Qing forcefully hauled her away, and with his eyes still on her, he was about to come again; she even tilted her head to dodge, uttering the following words.

"I'll close it."

After speaking, Leng Xiu ran his hand through the female's slick hair, seized the chance to continue another deep kiss; when Mu Qing carried her inside, he finally furrowed his brows and went to shut the courtyard gate.

In the afternoon, Yun Li slept soundly, and only during dinner that night did she learn that Ji Xuan had already left the Tribe.

"Did Axuan have anyone deliver a message about what he's going to do?"

"It seems he's going to catch a winged snake."

Leng Xiao, though a bit resentful about not getting to eat meat together this afternoon, thought that with Ji Xuan leaving home his chances increased, so his tone was still fairly good, and he even had the inclination to tell Yun Li and the others about what a winged snake is.

"According to the old Snake Beastmen of the Tribe, the winged snake lives deep within Heiyan Shanmai, has several pairs of wings, looks very much like a snake, but its tail is flat."

During the rainy season they come down to the foothills of the Tribe to forage, so the Tribe often encountered the winged snake during rainy-season hunts.

Because the winged snake can not only fly but also linger underwater for long periods, and is poisonous, dealing with it is troublesome and it's hard to kill.

Ji Xuan said the Tribe wanted to capture a few ferocious beasts, tame them for the Tribe's use, and the Priest immediately thought of this winged snake.

"So it was the Priest who suggested it?"

When Yun Li said this, she instantly recalled the night before last when she discussed taming beasts with the Silver Eagle Clan Chief and the Priest.

Honestly, she hadn't expected that it was the Priest, not Axuan, who brought up taming beasts, even though Axuan had been quite moved by her words at the time.

"Ji Xuan probably wants to go himself."

Leng Xiu added from the side, "When he returned in the afternoon he said to reassure us that he wasn't going alone."

Of course, he didn't specify who was going.

But thinking that those who could go together to catch a poisonous, flying ferocious beast like the winged snake must not be weak, otherwise they'd be a burden.

"But why did the Priest suddenly think of catching the winged snake to tame?"

Yun Li saw Leng Xiu's gaze on her, and helplessly spread her hands, saying, "I just said that, but I really didn't suggest they do it."

What she wanted was simply that if she had the ability, she could catch a flying ferocious beast that could also help in fights.

Then she also thought that if the Market got going and attracted other Tribe Beastmen to the Silver Eagle Tribe, perhaps she could have Ji Xuan lead the capture of some resilient wild beasts for domestication, so the Beastmen wouldn't have to turn themselves into cargo carriers.

Later, when the chance arises, she definitely wants her own Beast Husband to capture a powerful ferocious beast as a mount...

But who knew the Priest would be so bold; just because of her single remark, they called Ji Xuan back and sent him off to catch them as soon as they returned.

Really, it's unbearable!

And if that's the case, Yun Li feels some of her ideas could be realized early.

So her next step is whether to study papermaking or try pottery firing.

Oh—by the way, now that the Market exists, many practical yet decorative household items can already be popularized.

Plates, chopsticks, bowls, spoons, storage cabinets, wardrobes, coat racks, shoe racks…

Only the ideal is beautiful; the reality is that there is still a potential threat in their lives that needs to be dealt with promptly.

Just as Yun Li's family was enjoying harmony, over at Miduo's side a sudden fight broke out in the dead of night.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The urgent knocking instantly woke Yun Li's family. That night, two figures followed the scent of fresh blood in the air and left the Tribe.